document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313592>Question 313592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Grace read one quarter of a book on Monday. Tuesday she read one quarter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the remaining pages. Wednesday she read one quarter of the pages she had<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not yet read. Thursday she read the final 81 pages. How many pages are in the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 192 (B) 243 (C) 256 (D) 324 (E) 446<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number pages in the book be x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "day............. read...........balance................. Read next day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mon............. x/4 .......... x-x/4 = 3x/4............. 3x/16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tues............ 3x/16..........3x/4-3x/16= 9x/16........ 9x/64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "wed.............9x/64.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thur.............81<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/4 +3x/16+9x/64 +81= x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4 +3x/16+9x/64- x= -81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCM 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x+12x+4x-64x / 64 = -81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27x= -81*64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The book has 192 pages.<BR>\n" );
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